Stevens Institute of Technology on Thursday announced that it received the National Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership of Undergraduate Education Programs in Engineering Management. Kathryn Brenzel/Nj.com

The game has changed for leaders in engineering. Successful engineers
need to be savvy about business and technology and how these apply in the
field. It's Stevens Institute of Technology's understanding of this dynamic,
university officials said on Thursday, that has earned it a top spot among the
nation's engineering management programs.

For the second time in the last decade, the American Society for
Engineering Management has awarded Stevens 2013's National Award for Excellence in
Academic Leadership of Undergraduate Education Programs in Engineering
Management, according to the university. This year will be at least the third
time that the university has received the award, and the second time in the last 10 years.

"Engineering management has had a long legacy of excellence at Stevens
and our vision is to grow, and to continue to find innovative methods that make
the program more meaningful and relevant for our students and faculty," Dinesh
Verma, dean of the school of systems and enterprises, said in a statement.

In the past year, the university has added new concepts to its program's
curriculum, including big data, visualization and networking, said
Kathryn Abel, director of undergraduate admissions at the school of systems and
enterprises. A study abroad program was also added.

The ASEM award recognizes the university's engineering management program,
which focuses on business skills across myriad industries.

Stevens
created its engineering management program in 1989, said Jose Ramirez-Marquez,
the program's director. But the university formed its business economics
program in 1903, which was the precursor to the newer program, he said. The
program is designed to teach students how to streamline business operations in
an array of fields, including defense, logistics and manufacturing, he said,